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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #76

What a weird day! And I am so relieved that I got my card done because I wasn't sure if it was going to happen... my mojo and decision making skills were not working in tandem today.

I LOVE this sketch and I know I will be using it again in the future. So simple and yet not. I found it surprisingly hard to find stamps that were small enough to do a collage on a card. I honestly tried several variations that just didn't work out for me today. I think it is also all the white space which can be a challenge to leave "blank" and a big part of me always wants to add something.

Once I finally started making decisions that my mojo liked, I decided that this card would be very "clean and simple" and I would try to only use one neutral with one or two added colours.

So, keeping that in mind I used only Colonial White Cardstock, Thistle Ink and Glitter Paper from the Teal and Purple packets. The Happy
Holidays sentiment is from the Perfect Fit - Holidays stamp set (B1412)
and I used the 1st and 2nd generation stamping technique to get the
light and dark shades.

The Christmas ball shape is from page 56 of
Artbooking and the gift is from page 60 of Art Philosophy. The blue
ribbon is from my stash. I attached the Christmas ball only using one
foam pop dot as I wanted to make it an option to remove it and make
it into a real Christmas decoration.

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Happy Crafting!

So this morning I was looking at my picture and I was unhappy with it. Beyond the colour being too yellow something wasn't right on the card and I realized that I had put the bow too high on the Christmas ornament and you couldn't see that it was one. So I moved the bow down a bit and retook the picture. A little better.

Whew! November was a blur of Christmas Card Workshops, Home Parties, and a Card Buffet! I'm a little tired but do have plans for a few card buffets and other crafty fun this month. A couple of cards that I created for the recent card buffet turned out super cute and use a mix of old and new product! Love when I can do that.

This "stag" card features the awesome green buffalo plaid paper from the current Beary Christmas Paper Packet and the stag is from Cricut Artistry but the rest is retired CTMH products from my stash! The stamp is from last year and is called D1694 Very Merry Holiday if you are able to find one for sale online grab it! You will not be disappointed the whole stamp set is awesome and I will be using mine for years to come. As mentioned the stag is from Cricut Artistry and I cut it out in white daisy cardstock and chocolate cardstock (retired) and the leaves are from Cricut Flower Market in Fern.
The design for this card comes from the Close to My …

Hello, my friends! My apologies for being a little MIA the past several weeks but when you have too much going on something always falls through the cracks! BUT school is back in which means way more crafting time for me!

This weeks sketch from Atlantic Hearts is up and I decided to play with a little more of the Jack Paper Collection, it recently retired and that is a real shame because I love these papers! I am working on my annual Christmas Card workshops and decided to have a little fun with the bearded man papers... I give you "Warm Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses".
Sometimes going a little outside the box can be so much fun and I really hope my workshop attendees love this card as much as I do. To create the card I used Slate Cardstock for my base and added the " Bearded Men in Hats". To add a bit more whimsy the mustache border is from Cricut Artistry and the branches for my mistletoe is from Cricut Flower Market cut out in New England Ivy and Fern cardstocks…